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# Ed Sheeran Just Landed a TV Role

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## Samantha Grossman


Jul 27, 2015 8:49 PM UTC

![Ed Sheeran Performs At Croke Park In Dublin](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb84934ecdd24a33a/69885c882dce0185ef9e4cb5/ed-sheeran-proposal.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

Ed Sheeran performs at Croke Park on July 24, 2015 in Dublin, Ireland.

Ed Sheeran performs at Croke Park on July 24, 2015 in Dublin, Ireland. Phillip Massey—WireImage

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## Samantha Grossman


Jul 27, 2015 8:49 PM UTC

Everybody’s favorite red-headed singer-songwriter will soon be heading to the small screen. [According to](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ed-sheeran-joins-bastard-executioner-811150?utm%5Fsource=twitter) _The Hollywood Reporter,_ Ed Sheeran landed a recurring role on the FX drama   _The Bastard Executioner_ _,_ billed as “a blood-soaked medieval epic.” So get ready for that.

Sheeran is set to play the character of Sir Cormac, who _THR_ describes as “an ambitious and deadly protégé of a high-ranking church elder.”

If you’re wondering how on Earth Ed Sheeran landed a role on a 14th-century period drama, note that he’s a big _Sons of Anarchy_ fan and contributed [a song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2jrH-hy6TE) to the show’s soundtrack. That means he’s already buddy-buddy with _Sons of Anarchy_ creator Kurt Sutter, who’s also responsible for _The Bastard Executioner_.

It’s unclear if Sheeran will have any opportunities to sing in this role, but fingers crossed that he gets to provide the soundtrack to some brutal battle scenes.

_Read next:_ [_Ed Sheeran Gets His Own Ice Cream Flavor_](http://time.com/3971888/ed-sheeran-ice-cream-flavor/)

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